Executive Order 8023—Modification of Executive Order No. 4683 of July 4, 1927, Withdrawing Public Lands for Town-Site Purposes

ALASKA

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by sections 2380 and 2381 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and as President of the United States, Executive Order No. 4683 of July 4, 1927, withdrawing public lands in Alaska for town-site purposes, is hereby modified to the extent necessary to permit the entry under the provisions of section 11 of the act of March 3, 1891, 26 Stat. 1099 (U.S.C., title 48, sec. 355), in behalf of settlers, of that portion of the land withdrawn by the said Executive order of July 4, 1927, which has been subdivided for town-site purposes as shown by plat of survey accepted August 10, 1938.

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

The White House,
December 6, 1938.